I'm reminded of Tyler Cowen's (and many other people's) advice about reading difficult books plow through it fast the first time, with the expectation that you

I'm reminded of Tyler Cowen's (and many other people's) advice about reading difficult books plow through it fast the first time, with the expectation that you'll come back and read it again later http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2016/01/question-deep-reading.html http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2016/01/que... I wonder if a similar strategy wouldn't work best for watching youtube lectures just go straight through the first time, with the expectation that you'll need to watch it a few times to truly grasp it -------- also the second strategy seems useful too "2. After finishing the classic, read a good deal of the secondary literature, keeping in mind that you now are looking for answers to some particular questions. That will structure and improve your investigation" ie - after you've watched a lecture, see if you can find a different source exploring the same topic sometimes seeing something described in different ways really helps something click